All People articles – Page 408
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Analysis
Well suited
Claudio Del Vecchio has a long-standing affection for Brooks Brothers and planned its turnaround when he was just a customer. Now that he is chief executive, the sky’s the limit. By Amy Shields
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News
Moss Bros shareholders demand new chair
Moss Bros chief executive Philip Mountford faced a hostile reception at the retailer’s AGM yesterday.
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News
M&S shareholders urged to block Rose dual role
Marks & Spencer shareholders are again being urged to vote against chief executive Sir Stuart Rose’s promotion to chairman at next month’s AGM.
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Obama appeals to Leahy over union recognition
Tesco chief executive Sir Terry Leahy has been asked by Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama to meet with and engage with American trade unions.
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News
Ilva Furniture collapses
Ilva Furniture has gone into administration becoming the latest big-ticket retailer to be hit by the downturn, Retail Week can reveal.
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Wyevale appoints marketing and ecommerce boss
Wyevale, the garden centre group controlled by tycoon Sir Tom Hunter, has poached a Homebase executive for a senior role.
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Hobbs chief steps down
Hobbs chief executive Nick Samuel has stepped down from the role after seven years at the helm of the womenswear chain.
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Sainsbury's non-food boss defects to Tesco
Sainsbury’s head of non-food Richard Jones is quitting the grocer to take a top job at competitor Tesco.
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Littlewoods picks new finance chief
Littlewoods has appointed Steve Makin as group finance officer.
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Analysis
Plenty of bottle
Company veteran Steve Lewis is moving into the top job at Majestic Wine. Tim Danaher finds out how he plans to keep the pressure up against the supermarkets in tough times
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Opinion
The big question for Woolworths
“Good management, bad business.” If Trevor Bish-Jones had a pound for every time someone said that about his time at Woolworths, his pay-off would pale into insignificance.
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News
American Golf boss quits after 3 years
American Golf chief executive Andrew McDonald has resigned from the specialist retailer for personal reasons after more than three years at the helm.
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Woolies seeks new chief as Bish-Jones makes shock exit
Woolworths chief executive Trevor Bish-Jones’ shock decision to stand down has prompted fevered speculation about who might succeed him in one of retail’s most challenging roles.
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Moss Bros chairman steps down
Moss Bros has announced that Keith Hamill has today stepped down, leaving the beleaguered retailer without a chairman, as forecast in today’s Retail Week .
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Wal-Mart man to take charge at Halfords
Halfords has appointed David Wild as chief executive, with effect from August 4.
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Opinion
The Retail Week - June 20, 2008
It’s goodbye to Woolworths from Trevor Bish-Jones, but probably not a farewell to retail. I suspect we’ll hear more of Bish-Jones, assuming he doesn’t decide to sit back and enjoy spending his pay-off.
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AnalysisFrom the ground up: Wyevale reforms recruitment
Wyevale’s staff just weren’t retail-focused when Jim Hodkinson arrived after the 2006 buy-out. He tells Katie Kilgallen how recruitment has been overhauled to get the business in shape
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News
Mothercare hires non-exec director
Baby and maternity retailer Mothercare has appointed Richard Rivers as non-executive director.
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Moss Bros in turmoil as candidates for chair refuse job
Moss Bros will be left without a new chairman this week after it emerged that potential candidates are unwilling to take the role at the beleaguered retailer.
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Clare returns to retail
Marks & Spencer on board as former DSGi chief gears up for online launch.